Arbitration after the Battle of Siffin
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Arbitration after the Battle of Siffin was a pivotal mediation effort between the forces of Ali ibn Abi Talib and Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan that deepened political and religious divisions in early Islamic history and contributed to the continuation of the First Fitna.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Arbitration after the Battle of Siffin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8224608 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Arbitration after the Battle of Siffin Context triple: [First Fitna, hasPart, Arbitration after the Battle of Siffin]
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Al-Mujadila
Al-Mujadila is the 58th chapter (surah) of the Qur’an, known for addressing a woman’s complaint to the Prophet Muhammad and laying down rulings on social and legal matters.
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B.
Seven Jurists of Medina
The Seven Jurists of Medina were a renowned group of early Islamic legal scholars from Medina whose opinions and teachings significantly shaped the development of Islamic jurisprudence.
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C.
al-Muwafaqat of al-Shatibi
Al-Muwafaqat of al-Shatibi is a foundational Islamic legal theory text that systematically develops the concept of maqasid al-shari'ah (the higher objectives of Islamic law) and their role in deriving legal rulings.
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D.
Tahrir al-Majisti
Tahrir al-Majisti is Nasir al-Din al-Tusi’s influential Arabic revision and commentary on Ptolemy’s Almagest, which helped transmit and develop classical astronomical knowledge in the Islamic world.
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E.
Ikhtilaf Abi Hanifa wa Ibn Abi Layla
Ikhtilaf Abi Hanifa wa Ibn Abi Layla is a classical Islamic legal treatise that records and analyzes the jurisprudential disagreements between the early Hanafi jurists Abu Hanifa and Ibn Abi Layla.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Arbitration after the Battle of Siffin Target entity description: Arbitration after the Battle of Siffin was a pivotal mediation effort between the forces of Ali ibn Abi Talib and Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan that deepened political and religious divisions in early Islamic history and contributed to the continuation of the First Fitna.
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A.
Al-Mujadila
Al-Mujadila is the 58th chapter (surah) of the Qur’an, known for addressing a woman’s complaint to the Prophet Muhammad and laying down rulings on social and legal matters.
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B.
Seven Jurists of Medina
The Seven Jurists of Medina were a renowned group of early Islamic legal scholars from Medina whose opinions and teachings significantly shaped the development of Islamic jurisprudence.
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C.
al-Muwafaqat of al-Shatibi
Al-Muwafaqat of al-Shatibi is a foundational Islamic legal theory text that systematically develops the concept of maqasid al-shari'ah (the higher objectives of Islamic law) and their role in deriving legal rulings.
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D.
Tahrir al-Majisti
Tahrir al-Majisti is Nasir al-Din al-Tusi’s influential Arabic revision and commentary on Ptolemy’s Almagest, which helped transmit and develop classical astronomical knowledge in the Islamic world.
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E.
Ikhtilaf Abi Hanifa wa Ibn Abi Layla
Ikhtilaf Abi Hanifa wa Ibn Abi Layla is a classical Islamic legal treatise that records and analyzes the jurisprudential disagreements between the early Hanafi jurists Abu Hanifa and Ibn Abi Layla.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic political event
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historical event ⓘ peace negotiation ⓘ |
| aim |
to end armed conflict between Ali and Mu'awiya
ⓘ
to resolve the dispute over leadership of the Muslim community ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ |
| conflictType | intra-Muslim political conflict ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
al-Tabari's history
ⓘ
linked to:
The History of al-Ṭabarī
early Islamic historiography ⓘ |
| follows | Battle of Siffin ⓘ |
| hasCause |
appeal to the Qur'an for judgment by Mu'awiya's forces
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stalemate at the Battle of Siffin ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
alienation of some of Ali's supporters
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continuation of the First Fitna ⓘ deepening of political divisions among Muslims ⓘ deepening of religious divisions among Muslims ⓘ emergence of the Kharijites ⓘ strengthening of Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan's political position ⓘ weakening of Ali ibn Abi Talib's political position ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation |
seen by many Shia as undermining Ali's divinely sanctioned authority
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seen by many Sunnis as a political attempt to avoid further bloodshed ⓘ |
| hasMediator |
Abu Musa al-Ash'ari
ⓘ
linked to:
Abu Musa al-Ashari
Amr ibn al-As ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Ali ibn Abi Talib
ⓘ
Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan ⓘ
linked to:
Muʿāwiya ibn Abī Sufyān
supporters of Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ supporters of Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan ⓘ
linked to:
Umayyad faction
|
| location |
Dumat al-Jandal
ⓘ
linked to:
Dumat Al-Jandal
region of al-Jazira ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
legitimacy of the caliphate
ⓘ
political authority in the Muslim community ⓘ responsibility for the murder of Uthman ibn Affan ⓘ |
| outcome |
contested claims about the caliphate
ⓘ
failure to restore unity in the Muslim community ⓘ no clear, universally accepted settlement ⓘ |
| partOf | First Fitna ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Nahrawan
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Mu'awiya's eventual establishment of the Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ assassination of Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Sunni–Shia divide
ⓘ
early Islamic history ⓘ |
| significantFor |
development of Shia political thought
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development of Sunni political thought ⓘ origins of Kharijite doctrine ⓘ |
| startTime | 657 ⓘ |
| temporalContext | reign of Ali ibn Abi Talib as caliph ⓘ |
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Subject: Arbitration after the Battle of Siffin Description of subject: Arbitration after the Battle of Siffin was a pivotal mediation effort between the forces of Ali ibn Abi Talib and Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan that deepened political and religious divisions in early Islamic history and contributed to the continuation of the First Fitna.
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